Ebony Wilkerson Will Receive In-Hospital Care Until Fit To Return To Jail

Ebony Wilkerson enters the room for a bond hearing in Judge Leah Case’s courtroom in Daytona Beach, Fla., Tuesday, March 25, 2014. Wilkerson, 32, the pregnant South Carolina woman charged with attempted murder after she drove her car into the ocean with her three children inside, will be allowed to receive in-hospital psychiatric care until a doctor says she’s fit to return to jail, according to an agreement announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/The Daytona Beach News-Journal, Peter Bauer, Pool)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A pregnant South Carolina woman accused of driving her car into the ocean with her three children on board will be allowed to receive in-hospital psychiatric care until a doctor says she’s fit to return to jail.

Attorneys for both sides announced the agreement during a 10-minute hearing on 32-year-old Ebony Wilkerson’s bond Tuesday in Daytona Beach. It was a continuation of a hearing that began last week. Judge Leah Case wanted to hear more testimony before making a decision.

Wilkerson’s defense attorneys also agreed to withdraw a request to reduce her $1.2 million bond on six felony charges – including attempted murder.

They can refile it later. Wilkerson will also receive prenatal care and be allowed supervised exercise time.